The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-13
TIIELATE ELIJAH DAY.
A Greene County, Pa, Citizens Tribute ia
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"D." writes as follows in the .Waynes.
burg, Pa Republican,: Sunday morning,
January Q, 1887, Mr.. Elijah Day died at
the residence ef. bis son, William Mex.
Day, In the city Of Wheeling, after short
illness, aged % years. lie was born In
Washington county, Pa, near the Greene
county line, Just. north Of Mr.. James
Dunn's farm, In Morris township, moving
to Waynesburg with bis parents, when a
small boy. At the age Of II years no acted
rs deputy constable under his brother.ln.
law, John Stevenson, who WAS killed by
lightning in house located near the
present residence OF Peter Brown. The
writer has often heard Mr.. Day relate bis
experience In riding as constable In the
spsrsely settled country, and In following
the COW paths along Dunksrd creek, and
other sections Of his bailiwick. This was
seyenty.nino years ago, and tho oldest
native OF Waynesburg living to-day is not
old enough to have any recollection OF
him at that time. soon after this time he
engaged in the pottery business in this
place, and not long since an old Waynes-
burg newspaper was brought to Lswis
Days book store, among some rags, con-
tanning an advertisement Of his business,
he then being but fifteen years Of age.
BEING Young man OF mora than ordinary
| intelligence, es he was In bis mature
years no became an cxhorter In the Meth.
odist church, Of which he WAS member
in very early life, aud occasionally
preached. He had fine presence and
good address, and an old lady Of this
place, now 70 years Of age. remarked to US
few days since. that he was the hand
sornest young man uhe ever saw. He
married in Waynesburg Q Miss Eliza
Robb and moved to Wheeling when he
WA aged twenty-five and lived on tho
same street and. nearly on the same spot
from that time unit! his death, sixty.nine
years. -.'t.,.,. EE,,
Here he established pottery which he
continued to carry on during many years
while no was filling public station ID life.
The first office he held was Recorder Of
tho city in 1923, to which no WAS recalled
| in 1881. He served term as Coroner, and
wss then chosen City Commissioner OF
Revenue which Office he held for IL years.
In 1867 he was elected City Treasurer,
which responsible position he continued
10 fill till 1880, when the intirmities Of age
only forced him to retire to quister and
less laborious life. During all these years
Of active business life and fidelity to tbs
trust placed in the. hands by his fello v
citizens, he did not forget nor neglect the
trus. his Savior, Christ, had committed to
his esrly days, but WIS local preacher and
leader in all the ". Z. church affairs with
which he continued labor ell his life, .
consistent and influential member. He
was a remarkable man.. With COZ
sciencs Us tender "a q woman's, aud an
open hand for every one no was liberal
and benevolent to fault. He was a
Christian gentleman in tho true sense o.
the words. ''5
Elijah Day was q brother Of Bepjarin
and Adam Day, ouce we'll known in this
community, long sincs deceased, and
many citizens OF Wayneeburg will remem.
Der him re- they cav him bending under
the weight Of time 60 he walked the streets
when on his annual Wits to relatives in
his native town during his declining yeare,
which viaits he Kept up till less than three
years since, when he was admonished by
growing tsebleness by body that he
must con6no his journeys 10 narrower
limits, and he came no more.